The Altomonte Ensemble, consisting of RÃ©my Ballot, violin, the violinist Iris SchÃ¼tzenberger, the violists Stefanie Kropfreiter and Peter Aigner and the cellist JÃ¶rgen Fog, presents two chamber music works by Anton Bruckner: the string quartet, composed 1861/62 at the suggestion of Joseph Hellmesberger, and the string quintet, composed in 1878/79, which is considered the highlight of Bruckner's chamber music oeuvre. The latter work was premiered by Hellmesberger and his extended quartet only after prolonged hesitation, since he originally had considered it in part as unplayable. The quintet has quite symphonic dimensions in terms of length and complexity. After the mentioned performance in 1884, a music critic wrote about the 3rd movement of the work: "This Adagio has an effect as if were something that had only been now unearthed in the vestiges of Beethoven's papers... a deeply felt work, inspired by inspiration and stemming from the composer's final years."

Tracklist:

String Quintet in F major, WAB 112~GemÃ¤ÃŸigt
String Quintet in F major, WAB 112~Scherzo. Schnell - Trio
String Quintet in F major, WAB 112~Adagio
String Quintet in F major, WAB 112~Finale. Lebhaft bewegt
String Quartet in C minor, WAB 111~Allegro moderato
String Quartet in C minor, WAB 111~Andante
String Quartet in C minor, WAB 111~Scherzo. Presto
String Quartet in C minor, WAB 111~Rondo. Schnell

UPC: 9003643992412
Label: Gramola
Release Date: 6.18.21
Format: CD

Bruckner / Altomonte Ensemble / Ballot - String Quintet (CD)